Ethics

Via The Faculty Lounge and the NYT. It appears that Prof. Erlinder's arrest is attributed to his alleged denial of the Rwandan genocide -- but that may simply mean that he is representing an unpopular client in a country with a repressive government.  I will try to keep this story updated.

UPDATE:  Please see the comments by Scott Erlinder, who points us to this article by Peter Erlinder.  I'm still learning about the issues but this matter presents a case of a lawyer being arrested and charged for advocacy in the court of public opinion and quite possibly in the courts in his role as defense counsel.  As I say, I will try to stay on top of this issue.  (I've edited the title of the post, so that it now reads "Rwanda.")  News here and here; opinion piece here; NLG statement discussed here.  (I found this article and video of Prof. Erlinger, discussing Ojibwe legal rights.) 

UPDATE 2:  Here's a page forwarded to us by Scott Erlinder, providing context:

http://twincities.indymedia.org/2010/may/rwanda-arrest-peter-erlinder-two-local-videos-provide-some-background